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Coal Production Cut Laid to UMW in Welch Talk
Welch mayor W. B. Swope told the Charleston Kiwanis Club that the United Mine Workers welfare fund based on tons mined has reduced absenteeism but cut production. He said strikes ended during WWII era and urged a flat tonnage rate for hand loading to recover millions of unmined coal, arguing union officials oppose it to protect welfare fund jobs.
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